Warm and dry trends are continuing across the Northern Rockies as snow water equivalent (SWE) levels hover around 85% in the Flathead, Kootenai and Sun-Teton-Marias river basins while drought conditions have expanded to 95% of the state

The suspect was transported to Logan Health in Kalispell for treatment following the March 4 incident

Dylan Austin Olson, 25, on March 1 was booked in the Flathead County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond for allegedly shooting David Bollman with a shotgun

Divers located the body of 63-year-old Keith Mack on March 2 after he failed to return home from ice fishing

Dylan Austin Olson, 25, was booked in the Flathead County Detention Center on a pending felony charge of deliberate homicide

Flathead County commissioners in February approved a resolution to separate the treasurer’s duties from the public administration role of finalizing estates, responsibilities Krantz has taken on for two decades as she retires from a 34-year career with the county

A Butte-Silver Bow County jury in September convicted Jami Leslie James of six felony counts of sexual intercourse without consent for raping three young boys

Flathead Avalanche Center officials say an unusually unstable snowpack has caused a slew of accidents and near misses in recent weeks following a long dry spell that weakened the snowpack

Kala Renee Knaus, 31, pleaded guilty to a felony count of vehicular homicide while under the influence in a New Year's Day wreck that killed another driver last year

Wednesday, Feb. 11 12:45 p.m. Someone looking for their mother who was in an assisted living facility was tired of getting the “HIPPA excuse.” 1:32 p.m. A woman who was passed out in the grass assured officers she was just taking a nap in the sunshine. 2:16 p.m. A shoplifter got away with a purple […]

Flathead County District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht denied the motion requested by 21-year-old Andrew Glenn Sullivan, citing insufficient information

Representing District 1, Abell has centered his campaign around law enforcement support and a “fiscally sound” budget

Officials have issued an avalanche warning while the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council declared a state of emergency in response to heavy snow and negative temperatures as Arctic air seeps over the Continental Divide

Social service providers recently completed data collection for the annual Point-in-Time survey, which they say has become challenging in recent years as the homeless population resists participation

Law enforcement on Feb. 9 arrested 43-year-old Alfred Joseph Smith in Fort Benton after receiving a tip from the public